diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index ba7bd049d3d4e0238c0dd81e598ce097972d762e..0fe723ca844eeeadeef04f453124b51b23a784b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ static void rs_tl_turn_on_agg(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta,
 	    (lq_sta->tx_agg_tid_en & BIT(tid)) &&
 	    (tid_data->tx_count_last >= IWL_MVM_RS_AGG_START_THRESHOLD)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RATE(mvm, "try to aggregate tid %d\n", tid);
-		rs_tl_turn_on_agg_for_tid(mvm, lq_sta, tid, sta);
+		if (rs_tl_turn_on_agg_for_tid(mvm, lq_sta, tid, sta) == 0)
+			tid_data->state = IWL_AGG_QUEUED;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 411a2055dc451d2ce18421bd4c520b9068bba942..2dafe9bb4d8b91ca6a5a3a295cb0a34851b73108 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -2385,8 +2385,10 @@ int iwl_mvm_sta_tx_agg_start(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(tid >= IWL_MAX_TID_COUNT))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (mvmsta->tid_data[tid].state != IWL_AGG_OFF) {
-		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Start AGG when state is not IWL_AGG_OFF %d!\n",
+	if (mvmsta->tid_data[tid].state != IWL_AGG_QUEUED &&
+	    mvmsta->tid_data[tid].state != IWL_AGG_OFF) {
+		IWL_ERR(mvm,
+			"Start AGG when state is not IWL_AGG_QUEUED or IWL_AGG_OFF %d!\n",
 			mvmsta->tid_data[tid].state);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h
index d138938065136fc0dbaff623a005c4e529e5be94..aedabe101cf0f09681a7c61cfa6d6eb326b033a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm_vif;
  * These states relate to a specific RA / TID.
  *
  * @IWL_AGG_OFF: aggregation is not used
+ * @IWL_AGG_QUEUED: aggregation start work has been queued
  * @IWL_AGG_STARTING: aggregation are starting (between start and oper)
  * @IWL_AGG_ON: aggregation session is up
  * @IWL_EMPTYING_HW_QUEUE_ADDBA: establishing a BA session - waiting for the
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm_vif;
  */
 enum iwl_mvm_agg_state {
 	IWL_AGG_OFF = 0,
+	IWL_AGG_QUEUED,
 	IWL_AGG_STARTING,
 	IWL_AGG_ON,
 	IWL_EMPTYING_HW_QUEUE_ADDBA,